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I just received a trial libre sensor! I'm doing low carb omad (lunch to lunch) so the high fasting bg reading in the morning is quite confusing. The libre should help me understand what my bg is doing overnight.

I'm also trying to work out if I have dawn phenomenon. My fasting bg in the morning is higher than my bg the night before. Will definitely try monitoring with Libre 2.

I will continue with Keto / low carb OMAD and give it more time for BG levels to settle lower. Also planning to mix in some longer 36 to 48 hour fasts. I don't think I need a c-peptide test right now. The weight is coming down gradually and BG is down to pre-diabetic levels (5.5 fasting and...

Thank you for your encouragement! I do need to give it more time. I will keep at it. The effortless weight loss is already amazing!

I'm on a low carb diet. I wouldnt call it keto because I don't take enough dietary fat. Veg soups with protein. Protein with veg / salad and diary / eggs. Dressing usually olive oil and vinegar. Veg I have include spinach, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, onions, mushrooms, tomato...

Hello Everybody! Thank you all for the discussion and advice. I ended my fast at 48hr (pre-meal 5.5, post-meal 7.9) followed by a 24hr fast (pre-meal 6.8, post-meal 9.5). So during my 24 hour fast my BG only dropped to 6.8. Any ideas? Insulin resistance or beta cells not producing...

Thanks! I am trying to lose the weight quickly and then transition to longterm keto / carni maintenance.

Thank you for reading. I put cabbage, leeks, mushrooms, broccoli, onions, tinned tomatoes, limited carrots in my soups (only low carb veg - no potatoes, grains). I usually add a stock cube too. Also add chillies, herbs, spices, salt and pepper for flavour / seasoning. For protein I put some...

My fasting BG was 7.4 this morning (7am) and now (almost 2pm) it's 8.1. I haven't eaten since yesterday evening so I guess my BG is constant. It hasn't really gone up or down in 7 hours. Should my BG be lower or higher?

I will take more BG readings at different times during the day to check. Finger pricks first thing in the morning and before bed. I know my diet is keto / low carb but I haven't tried to count the carbs accurately.

I was reading about Roy Taylor's Newcastle diet so was expecting BG to come down fairly quickly within a week or two.

Thanks for the tip. I will enter my HbA1c and finger prick BG results into a spreadsheet to monitor progress. I don't really feel hungry - I also take a daily multi-vitamin tablet. The weight is steadily coming down but BG is still higher than expected.

HbA1c - 67 - skip breakfast - black coffee and black tea - lunch (12pm) - veg with or without protein soups, protein with salad (green coloured plus tomatoes) - early evening meal (finish eating by 7pm) - same as lunch No high carb foods - no potatoes, bread, pasta etc

Hello, Thanks for reading! I've been on a keto diet for 4 weeks and low calorie (I don't count calories but I have a rough idea of how many calories I'm consuming) I'm wondering if my beta cells are very damaged and not producing enough insulin (diagnosed for 10 years - and haven't given it a...

I test just before bed (this would be 2 hours post-prandial - usually between 8 and 10) and fasting blood glucose first thing in the morning (between 6.5 to 7.5).

Hello, I started on a low carb and low calorie diet (keto, real food - estimate around 1000 calories a day) with a16:8 eating window 4 weeks ago. My fasting blood glucose is still higher than expected in the mornings - about 6.5 to 7.5. I was expecting my blood glucose to come down quite...